diff --git a/modules/mariadb/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/MariaDBContainer.java b/modules/mariadb/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/MariaDBContainer.java
index fc876713dda..fb21dd9a1a9 100644
--- a/modules/mariadb/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/MariaDBContainer.java
+++ b/modules/mariadb/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/MariaDBContainer.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class MariaDBContainer<SELF extends MariaDBContainer<SELF>> extends JdbcD
     private static final String MY_CNF_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PARAM_NAME = "TC_MY_CNF";
 
     public MariaDBContainer() {
-        super(IMAGE + ":" + DEFAULT_TAG);
+        this(IMAGE + ":" + DEFAULT_TAG);
     }
 
     public MariaDBContainer(String dockerImageName) {
diff --git a/modules/mysql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/MySQLContainer.java b/modules/mysql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/MySQLContainer.java
index 54f3ab08524..b8bbe225617 100644
--- a/modules/mysql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/MySQLContainer.java
+++ b/modules/mysql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/MySQLContainer.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class MySQLContainer<SELF extends MySQLContainer<SELF>> extends JdbcDatab
     private static final String MYSQL_ROOT_USER = "root";
 
     public MySQLContainer() {
-        super(IMAGE + ":" + DEFAULT_TAG);
+        this(IMAGE + ":" + DEFAULT_TAG);
     }
 
     public MySQLContainer(String dockerImageName) {